Top-rated albums of all time

Listed below are the top-rated albums of all time as rated by BestEverAlbums.com members!
(To qualify for this chart, an album must have had at least 10 member ratings .)

51.

The Beatles Box Set 
Compilation

 The Beatles

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Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

14 charts

Rank Score:

103

Rank in 1988:

160

Rank in 1980s:

1,609

Overall Rank:

11,212

Average Rating:

 86 (161 votes)

Comments:

11

52.

Loveless 

 My Bloody Valentine

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Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

2,109 charts

Rank Score:

33,797

Rank in 1991:

2

Rank in 1990s:

4

Overall Rank:

22

Average Rating:

 86 (2,408 votes)

Comments:

308

53.

Bringing It All Back Home 

 Bob Dylan

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Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

1,238 charts

Rank Score:

13,371

Rank in 1965:

4

Rank in 1960s:

24

Overall Rank:

101

Average Rating:

 86 (1,638 votes)

Comments:

102

54.

Illinois 

 Sufjan Stevens

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Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

1,598 charts

Rank Score:

23,035

Rank in 2005:

1

Rank in 2000s:

5

Overall Rank:

42

Average Rating:

 86 (1,851 votes)

Comments:

166

55.

Sticky Fingers 

 The Rolling Stones

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,590 charts

Rank Score:

19,284

Rank in 1971:

5

Rank in 1970s:

19

Overall Rank:

57

Average Rating:

 86 (1,864 votes)

Comments:

134

56.

Paranoid 

 Black Sabbath

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Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

1,645 charts

Rank Score:

19,383

Rank in 1970:

1

Rank in 1970s:

18

Overall Rank:

56

Average Rating:

 86 (2,030 votes)

Comments:

136

57.

In A Silent Way 

 Miles Davis

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Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

764 charts

Rank Score:

7,929

Rank in 1969:

9

Rank in 1960s:

34

Overall Rank:

209

Average Rating:

 86 (864 votes)

Comments:

48

58.

Carrie & Lowell 

 Sufjan Stevens

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Year of Release:

2015

Appears in:

1,196 charts

Rank Score:

18,373

Rank in 2015:

2

Rank in 2010s:

5

Overall Rank:

67

Average Rating:

 86 (1,435 votes)

Comments:

157

59.

Low 

 David Bowie

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Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,486 charts

Rank Score:

19,397

Rank in 1977:

4

Rank in 1970s:

17

Overall Rank:

55

Average Rating:

 86 (2,026 votes)

Comments:

168

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Is This It 

 The Strokes

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Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

2,401 charts

Rank Score:

33,179

Rank in 2001:

1

Rank in 2000s:

4

Overall Rank:

24

Average Rating:

 86 (2,957 votes)

Comments:

273

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The average rating is a Bayesian average, calculated as follows:
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AV

where:
av = mean average rating an album has currently received.
n = number of ratings an album has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an album to appear in the 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating for an album (currently 72/100).